Na Temperature Lidar Development and Operation

大气耦合、能量学和动力学 作为其主要目标的一部分， 对地球中层/低热层区域的认识 气氛 一个最强大的技术用来研究 这一地区是光学激光雷达，CEDAR计划已经率先在 最先进的灵敏瑞利仪的发展， 共振激光雷达系统 该项目是在以下方面向前迈出的又一步： 在这个区域安装温度测量装置 大气层激光雷达系统。 这将是 只有第二个这样的系统能够进行常规温度调节 这将是世界上最先进的测量系统。 这与其他激光雷达的同步测量相结合 伊利诺伊州厄巴纳野外站的雷达系统 将提供重要的新的煽动到动态的 中层和低热层。

The CEDAR ( Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions ) program has as part of its major goals the understanding of the mesosphere/lower thermosphere region of the atmosphere. One of the most powerful techniques used to study this region is optical lidar and the CEDAR program has led in the development of sensitive state of the art rayleigh and resonance lidar systems. This project is another step forward in this area with the installation of a temperature measurement lidar system for that region of the atmosphere. This will be only the second such system capable of routine temperature measurements in the world and will be the most advanced system. This coupled with the simultaneous measurements with other lidar systems and radar systems at the Urbana,Illinois field station will provide significant new incite into the dynamics of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere.